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Beach Guide
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The beaches of the Gower Peninsula are some of Great Britain's most stunning coastline.
Less than 15 minutes from the City of Swansea, the Gower Peninsula is home to around 50 unspoilt beaches, coves and bays.
Gower beaches receive regular acclaim in the press; for example, Rhossili is:
* 'The supermodel of British beaches' (The Independent)
* One of the '25 best beaches in the world' (The Sunday Times)
* One of the '20 Greatest Rural British Walks' (The Times)
* One of the 'Top 10 Coastal Walks' (The Times)
* The UK's No.1 dog-friendly beach (The Times)
The Guardian lists neighbouring Llangennith among its '10 classic surfing beaches' and 'Top 10 UK Surf Spots', while Three Cliffs Bay is Britain's best camping beach (The Independent), and one of the top 4 views in Britain (Britain's Favourite View contest, ITV).
Play it safe
* Some Gower beaches are subject to strong tides and currents, so always check the weather and tidal conditions before swimming or any water-based activity (and if inexperienced, use an accredited operator).
* If available, always abide by warning flags and notices.
* If surfing at Llangennith, watch out for shipwrecks below the waterline.
* When crossing over to Worm's Head, please report to the Coastwatch Centre before you go. If your return journey is cut off by high tide, do not attempt to swim back to shore.
* And finally, don't forget the suncream!
Three Cliffs Bay Bay
Blue Flag Status 2009
Gower beaches are routinely awarded the coveted Blue Flag, Rural Seaside and Green Coast awards, recognising their quality, cleanliness and services. Take a look at our Gower Good Beach Guide for details of beach awards and facilities.
Langland Bay, Caswell Bay, Bracelet Bay, Port Eynon and Swansea Marina all retain their Blue Flag staus for 2009. The Blue Flag is the benchmark award for beach quality.
Beaches are judged against 30 criteria, including water quality, management, easy to read information, strict dog control ans sustainable environmental ethics.
Marinas are scored in 16 areas including the avialability of adequate life saving equipment and a commitment to safeguarding the environment. Swansea Marina was one of just eight in Britain and five in Wales to meet the mark.
Keep Wales Tidy, which manages the awards schme in Wales on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education, awarded 38 beaches in total.
Gower Beaches > location map and information ..........................Click here to Start
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Use the links on the interactive map or table below to find out about a beach
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a beach from the list below
Dog By-laws Dogs banned from 1st May - 30th September Dog-friendly beaches
Dogs are allowed on the following beaches all year round -
Pwll Du, Pobbles, Three Cliffs Bay, Oxwich Bay (including Crawley and Tor Bay), Mewslade Bay, Rhossilli Bay, Llangennith, Broughton Bay, Whiteford Sands, Horton (only up to the eastern Horton Beach access)
The following beaches have a dog ban from
1st May to 30th September each year -
* Swansea Bay from the River Tawe to the slip opposite Swansea’s
Guildhall. Also from the beach access at Sketty Lane Junction
to the northern edge of the slip opposite the West Cross Inn. Bracelet Bay, Limeslade Bay, Rotherslade Bay, Langland Bay, Caswell Bay, Port Eynon Beach from the eastern edge of the steps to Port Eynon
Beach to the start of the Horton Beach access
Dogs on leads
Dogs must be kept on leads at -
* The entire promenade at Swansea Bay, from the River Tawe to the Knab
Rock Car Park in Mumbles
* The promenade at Langland Bay and Rotherslade * The promenade at Caswell Bay, including the cliff path to Langland
Please note - These byelaws have been made
by the City and County of Swansea under the Public Health Acts Amendment
Act 1907 and the Local Government Act 1972. Any officer of the City
and County of Swansea or any constable may require a person to remove
their dog from the beach. Offenders may be liable for a fine of
up to £100.
SUNDAY TIMES: KATHERINE JENKINS:
Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula
“I grew up on the edge of the Gower, but it was still a holiday place for our family. We’d go on weekend breaks to Three Cliffs Bay – six miles down the road! That’s how gorgeous it is.....“My auntie kept a little caravan on the clifftops, and I spent long summer days there with my dog, digging out boats in the sand and sitting in them, waiting for the tide to come in. .... “I’m biased, I know, but my view is not just about sentimentality: the bay really is beautiful, with three curious crags of triangular limestone jutting out into the waves, like pyramids. You can walk right underneath them, through a rocky archway to the shore.
“There’s a bit of everything: the sea, the cliffs, the salt marshes, a meandering stream curling down to the sea – and Pennard Castle, an 800-year-old fort tucked behind the beach. It’s in picturesque ruins, perfect for mooning about in. Sometimes you even see wild horses cantering along the sands. Talk about romantic. ..... “It may seem a strange thing to say about a beach, but to me Three Cliffs always feels so intimate and cosy. It gives me the feeling of being hugged. I take friends there whenever I’m home, and every time I’m struck by the magic of it again. It still takes my breath away.” ......
Three Cliffs Bay looking towards Tor Bay and Oxwich
ITV: The Brighter Side featuring Oxwich Bay and Three Cliffs Bay
BBH London, The Mill and MJZ have created a feel good brand campaign for ITV1 which launched under the strapline, ‘The Brighter Side’, positioning the channel as British television’s cheeriest, most upbeat channel. A 60 second TV ad kick-starts the campaign. A further 90 second version called ‘Beach’ will run in cinemas nationwide and will be available online. The campaign aims to remind viewers that ITV1 is one of the UK's "most loved brands" and persuade advertisers of the power of big TV shows. "Beach" features children meandering along a dull coastline until they begin throwing stones through the grey clouds to reveal a ray of sunlight. As the sunshine breaks through the clouds, the shoreline is lit up and the children begin to play, basking in the bright light.
The spot was filmed over three days, each of which featured very different weather and lighting conditions which needed to be carefully pieced together in the final edit. The Mill’s Ant Walsham created beautifully crafted light rays which form the centrepiece of the ad. He explains, “The rays of sunshine were created using just flame. This required an extraordinary attention to detail to ensure that we got the effect of sunlight breaking through the dark clouds just right. As well as this, we did some cosmetic work such as removing tyre tracks in the sand and added additional penguins for the close up shots. We also created the stone thrown by the young boy and its track into the sky.”
Featured Walk : Mewslade to Rhossili
Nine pages of detailed information with 48 photographs and a series of maps that will give a step by step guide to this dramatic walk that has excellent panoramic views over Mewslade, Fall Bay, Worms Head and Rhossili Bay.
